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From: Rod Speed on 4 Mar 2006 17:59
coast(a)citytel.net wrote:
> My Fujitsu MPF3204AT died 3 years ago. Every reference site I got to
> said don't swap controller boards including the Data Recovery web
> sites. No No Don't...Don't !
>
> Of of course this made me want to. It took 3 years to find a hard
> drive with the same controller board on ebay. I needed the same
> manufacturing date and the same firmware revision number. I swapped
> controllers just last night and my old drive came to life and I
> transferred my old data onto my new drive. It worked with no problem
> at all.
>
> I am not any kind of hard drive expert but knowing now what I know I
> would say if you can find an exact match (manufaturing date and
> firmware), more than likely you will be ok.
>
>
> My data did not constitute a $500.00 US cost to the Data Recovery
> people but it is nice to get the old data back for a cost of $60.00 US
> Delivered
>
> Hope this helps.

Thanks for that feedback, too rare in my opinion.


From: GeordieSi on 8 Mar 2006 06:51
Thanks for the info. I'm going to give it a try too once I have found a
matching board. Had also found this site for those that are interested:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/blue-sky-jp/norrie/FUJITSU_MPG3409AT_EF_AE.htm

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